Violence
hideViolence is the expression of physical force against self or other, compelling action against one's will on pain of being hurt. Variant uses of the term refer to the destruction of non-living objects (see property damage). Worldwide, violence is used as a tool of manipulation and also is an area of concern for law and culture which take attempts to suppress and stop it. The word violence covers a broad spectrum. It can vary from between a physical altercation between two beings where a slight injury may be the outcome to war and genocide where millions may die as a result.
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News tagged with violence
Australian government to introduce Internet filter
Dec 15, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Australia plans to introduce an Internet filtering system to block obscene and crime-linked Web sites despite concerns it will curtail freedoms and won't completely work.
Material success and social failure?
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 02, 2009 |
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It is common knowledge that in rich societies the poor have shorter lives and suffer more from almost every social problem. Likewise, large inequalities of income are often regarded as divisive and corrosive.
Troubled kids hurt classmates' test scores, behavior
Sep 10, 2008 |
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Troubled children hurt their classmates' math and reading scores and worsen their behavior, according to new research by economists at the University of California, Davis, and University of Pittsburgh.
Eating sweets every day in childhood 'increases adult aggression'
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Oct 01, 2009 |
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Children who eat sweets and chocolate every day are more likely to be violent as adults, according to new research.
Government involvement in the economy increases ethnic rebellion
Sep 25, 2008 |
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A new study in the journal International Studies Quarterly reveals that ethnic violence is actually much less likely in countries where the free market predominates than it is in countries where the government plays an ext ...
Report exposes loopholes in gun-control laws
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Sep 03, 2009 |
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Gun shows and the lack of uniform gun-control laws provide easy access to guns that can be used for criminal purposes, according to a new report released today from the UC Davis Violence Prevention Research ...
Television viewing and aggression: Some alternative perspectives
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Oct 01, 2008 |
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The effect of media violence on behavior is not only an interesting psychological question but is also a relevant public policy and public health issue. Although many studies have been conducted examining the link between ...
US guns fuel Canada and Mexico crimes, UK gun crime remains rare
Jul 29, 2009 |
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Guns smuggled from the US arm criminals in Canada and Mexico, contributing to a higher murder rate in Canada and more intense drug crime conflict near the Mexican border, according to a study published today in a special ...
Professor tracks Columbine media discourse from 'school shooting' to 'terrorism'
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 17, 2009 |
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Decades spent studying mass media messages of fear led noted Arizona State University scholar David Altheide to examine how the Columbine High School shootings on April 20, 1999, were originally portrayed ...
Researchers say too many children see extreme violence in movies
Aug 04, 2008 |
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In a paper published in the August issue of the journal Pediatrics, Dartmouth researchers document the alarming numbers of young adolescents age 10-14 who are exposed to graphic violence in movies rated R for violence. They f ...
Study cites media violence as 'critical risk factor' for aggression
Nov 19, 2008 |
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You are what you watch, when it comes to violence in the media and its influence on violent behavior in young people, and a new paper, lead-authored by Rutgers University, Newark, researcher Paul Boxer, provides new evidence ...
People with parents who fight are more likely to have mental health problems in later life
May 27, 2009 |
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People with parents who were violent to each other are more likely to have mental health problems when they grow up, reveals research published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
National anti-gun violence program largely successful, study finds
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 09, 2009 |
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Project Safe Neighborhoods - a community-based policing effort launched in 2001 - has been largely successful in its goal of reducing violent crime, according to an analysis by Michigan State University, the national research ...
Troubled children hurt peers' test scores, behavior
Aug 25, 2008 |
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Troubled children hurt their classmates' math and reading scores and worsen their behavior, according to new research by economists at the University of California, Davis, and University of Pittsburgh.
Men abuse more but women more likely to be arrested
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New research into domestic violence shows that men abuse more than women do but women are three times more likely to be arrested; men inflict more violence than women do and are more likely ...
